A one and one-quarter page letter written by J. H. Riker of a prominent New York City law firm to Mayer Lehman on April 22, 1870, inquiring about the date of interest payment on a property Lehman was purchasing at 46th Street in New York City. The verso contains a response and signature from E. Asher Pearson, bond and mortgage clerk of the Equitable Life Assurance Co. Mayer Lehman (1830-1897) was a founder of Lehman Brothers.
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A single-leaf steamboat bill of lading from Lehman, Newgass & Co., cotton factors and general commission merchants in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dated April 1, 1869, the document details the shipment of goods, including bacon, flour, sugar, and molasses, aboard the steamer bound for Mobile, Alabama, and ultimately Elm Bluff, Alabama. The bill of lading specifies the terms of carriage and delivery.